Rodney Hurst Oral History Interview

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An oral history interview and conversation with author Rodney Hurst. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.7.1.1 and 2025.12.7.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.7.1.3, .mov file). Mr. Rodney L. Hurst, Sr. was interviewed by Temple University student James Gray on August 3, 2023, as part of the Social Justice Conversations Oral History Project. The interview took place at the home of Mr. Hurst’s son in Jacksonville, FL. At the time of the interview, Mr. Hurst was 79 years old. This oral history interview consists of two distinct sections: an “interview” section (part 1) and a “conversation” section (part 2, 01:16:44). In part 1, Mr. Hurst discusses his early life and educational experiences in Aiken, South Carolina. He discusses the fatal bombing of Harriette and Harry Moore’s home in 1951.

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